Wars of the Roses

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The Wars of the Roses were a series of 15th-century English civil wars between rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet, the Houses of Lancaster and York, over control of the English throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
dynastic conflict
war of succession
alsoKnownAs Cousins' War
belligerent Tudor dynasty
surface form: House of Tudor
cause disputed succession to the English throne
rivalry within the House of Plantagenet
weak rule of Henry VI of England
conflictType series of civil wars
endDate 1487
finalBattle Battle of Stoke Field
followedBy Tudor consolidation of power in England
historicalPeriod 15th century
Late Middle Ages
houseInvolved House of Lancaster
House of Plantagenet
Tudor dynasty
surface form: House of Tudor

House of York
legacy creation of the Tudor rose as a symbol of unity
location England
majorBattle Battle of Barnet
Battle of Bosworth Field
Battle of Stoke Field
Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Towton
First Battle of St Albans
namedAfter badges of the rival houses
notableCommander Edward IV of England
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
surface form: George, Duke of Clarence

King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England

Henry VII of England
Jasper Tudor
Margaret of Anjou
Richard III of England
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
surface form: Richard, Duke of York
partOf history of England
late medieval English history
precededBy Hundred Years' War
primaryBelligerent House of Lancaster
House of York
relatedEvent mental illness of Henry VI of England
usurpation of Henry IV of England
result Tudor victory
accession of Henry VII of England
decline of the feudal nobility in England
end of the main Plantagenet line
establishment of the Tudor dynasty
startDate 1455
successionOutcome union of Lancaster and York through Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
symbol Tudor rose
red rose of Lancaster
white rose of York
turningPoint Battle of Barnet
Battle of Bosworth Field
Battle of Towton

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby era Wars of the Roses
Caroline War followedBy Wars of the Roses
this entity surface form: Lancastrian War
Lord William Stanley event Wars of the Roses
Lord William Stanley helpedEnd Wars of the Roses
Arnon Milchan notableWork Wars of the Roses
this entity surface form: The War of the Roses
siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) historicalContext Wars of the Roses
this entity surface form: Wars of the Roses era
siege of Roxburgh Castle (1460) relatedTo Wars of the Roses
Anne Neville notableEvent Wars of the Roses
Anne Neville era Wars of the Roses
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York era Wars of the Roses
Sandal Castle significantEvent Wars of the Roses
Richard Plantagenet conflict Wars of the Roses
subject surface form: Richard III of England
Perkin Warbeck subject Wars of the Roses
white rose of York associatedWith Wars of the Roses
subject surface form: White Rose of York
First Battle of St Albans conflict Wars of the Roses
First Battle of St Albans partOf Wars of the Roses
Cousins' War alsoKnownAs Wars of the Roses
Act of Accord partOf Wars of the Roses
Act of Accord conflictContext Wars of the Roses
Anne of York dynasticContext Wars of the Roses
Jasper Tudor participatedIn Wars of the Roses
Battle of Stoke Field conflict Wars of the Roses
Battle of Stoke Field partOf Wars of the Roses
Cecily of York historicalContext Wars of the Roses
Henry VI, Part 3 settingPeriod Wars of the Roses
Newport Castle usedDuring Wars of the Roses
Margaret of York (daughter of Edward IV) partOf Wars of the Roses
this entity surface form: Wars of the Roses (historical period)
Catherine of York historicalPeriod Wars of the Roses
Sir John Woodville participatedIn Wars of the Roses
Siege of Harlech (1461–1468) conflict Wars of the Roses
Warkworth Castle inConflict Wars of the Roses
Dunstanburgh Castle usedDuring Wars of the Roses
Polydore Vergil’s "Anglica Historia" mentions Wars of the Roses
subject surface form: Anglica Historia
Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" settingEvent Wars of the Roses
subject surface form: Richard III
The Chronicles of Hall narrativeFocus Wars of the Roses
Edward Hall describedPeriod Wars of the Roses
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham era Wars of the Roses
Earl of Ormond conflictInvolvement Wars of the Roses
this entity surface form: Wars of the Roses (Yorkist alignment of some holders)
White rose en soleil usedDuring Wars of the Roses
subject surface form: White Rose en Soleil
Countess of Richmond associatedWithEvent Wars of the Roses